Barney Thompson's wartime log

Barney Thompson's wartime log

Contains tables of bird watching activity and descriptions of birds; list of books; a large number of photographs of civilians, fellow prisoners including one of Wing Commander Day (Senior British Officer) and a Wellington. Followed by list of names and addresses, list of music and more bird descriptions.

1945-02

1945-03

1945-04

1942-11

1943

Forty-nine page book with handwritten entries

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A WARTIME LOG

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A WARTIME LOG for BRITISH PRISONERS

Gift from THE WAR PRISONERS' AID OF THE Y.M.C.A
37, Quai Wilson Geneva – Switzerland

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THIS BOOK BELONGS TO
A.J.B. Thompson.
F/LT., RAF.V.R. No 121138
Kriegie No. 203 (XX1. 8)

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CONTENTS

Books – P.21.
Addresses – 56.
Music – 80.
Photographs – Centre
Sketch – L.T.TIT – 55
[underlined] Summaries – FEB – 2

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[pages 2 & 3] FEBRUARY 1945 M-MARLAG. Nr. THARMSTADT (Nr. BREMEN)

[records of birds spotted]

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[pages 4 & 5] MARCH - 1945

[records of birds spotted]

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[pages 6&7] MARCH - 1945 (cont)

[records of birds spotted]

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[pages 8 & 9] MARCH – 1945 (cont)

[records of birds spotted]

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[pages 10 & 11] APRIL - 1945

[records of birds spotted]

Left camp on March, eventually to Nr. Lubeck

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[pages 12 &13] APRIL – 1945 (cont.)

[records of birds spotted]

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[pages 14 & 15] APRIL 1945 (cont)

[records of birds spotted]

20 [underlined BOOKS. [/underlined]

[list of books with author and publisher]

21 PENGUINS & PELICANS

[list of books with authors]

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[two photographs of unnamed people]

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[four photographs of unnamed people]

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[four photographs of unnamed people]

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[two photographs of unnamed people and a cat]

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[photograph of six mean in uniform]

[underlined] SCHUBIN [/underlined] 1943

Phil More (Eng), Ray Clark (Aus), Otto Cerney (Czech), Hegvite (Can),
John Willis (Eng), G.W. Findlay (“Fin”) (Can)

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[Photograph of eight men in uniform]

[underlined] SCHUBIN Nov. 1942 [/underlined]

Houghton (N.Z.), “Nick” Laidlaw (Can), “Dave” Osborne (Eng), “Junior” Cooper (Eng),
“Les” Kell (Can.), Rockland (Norwegian), “M.E.S. Dickenson “Mike”, “Dicker” etc. (Eng), “Bob” Mitchell (Can.)

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[photograph]

W/Cdr. DAY
S.B.O., Schubin

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[four photographs of unnamed people]

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[three photographs of unnamed people and a cat]

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[picture of Wellington Aircraft]

Q (Z1572)- Ex 419 sqdn,(transferred to 427 sqdn) see 17/1/43

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[picture of Wellington Aircraft]

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[sketch of a Long Tailed Tit]

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[list of names and addresses]
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Tarmstedt 1945 from 5.2.45

[details of a Hooded Crow and Carrion Crow]

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[details of Rook and Jackdaw]

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[details of Magpie and Starling]

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[details of Greenfinch and House Sparrow]

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[details of Tree Sparrow and Chaffinch]

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[details of Goldfinch, Siskin and Linnet]

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[details of Hawfinch and Yellow Bunting]

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[details of Reed Bunting and Sky Lark]

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[details of Crested Lark and Wood Lark]

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[details of White Wagtail and Grey Wagtail]

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[details of Meadow Pipit]

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[list of music with composers]

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[list of music with composers]

[details of Great Tit]

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[details of Crested Tit, Nuthatch and Blue Tit]

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[details of Long Tailed Tit and Great Grey Shrike]

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[list of music and composers]

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[details of Mistle Thrush and Song Thrush]

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[details of Fieldfare]

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[details of Black Headed Gull]

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[details of Buzzard and Sparrow Hawk]

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[details of Harrier, Kestrel and Owl]

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[details of Geese, Ducks and Heron]

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[details of Lapwing and Curlew]

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[details of Ringed Plover, Snipe and Partridge]

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[details of Coot]

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[list of abbreviations]

PRINTED BY ATAR S.A., GENEVA 1944

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[back cover of book]